12th Sep, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
  Lot 54
 

54

Fleming, Ian Live and Let Die. Jonathan Cape, 1954. 8vo, org. boards with gilt device to upper...

Fleming, Ian Live and Let Die. Jonathan Cape, 1954. 8vo, org. boards with gilt device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine, in second state dj (priced 10s 6d with jacket artist details in space below blurb). First ed.

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £300 - £400


 

Boards marked from jacket, gilt a little faded as might be expected, jacket with a little creasing and rubbing of edges, slight loss to head of spine, spine a touch faded and lower panel toned as is common, edges a little dusty, marking to endpapers but a very good copy of a scarce book with practicaly no marking of foxing to text block.

 


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